Australien Taf. II
No Binding. 40 x 45 cm. Central engraving (Ein Wohnung auf Nukahiva) with 10 engraved sketches showing scenes in Hawaii, Pitcairn, Caroline Islands etc. c 1800. An attractive piece. More
Engravings/Lithographs
John Buckland Wright (1897-1954). The Continental Years.
London: Wolsey Fine Arts, 1996. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 48. Illustrated throughout with Wright's woodcuts. Refers to the period 1926-1939. Wright was a prominent engraver and illustrator. More
John Buckland Wright (1897-1954). The Golden Cockerell Years.
London: Wolsley Fine Arts, 2001. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 60. Illustrated throughout with Wright's woodcuts. Refers to the period 1936-1954. Displayed at Ferner Galleries Wellington in2002, Wright was a prominent engraver and illustrator. More
John Buckland Wright (1897-1954). The Heart's Desire. Drawings and Engravings.
London: Wolsley Fine Arts, 2013. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 48. Illustrated throughout with Wright's woodcuts. Wright was a prominent engraver and illustrator. More
John Buckland Wright (1897-1954). The Senuous Nude. Drawings, engravings and etchings of the female nude.
London: Wolsley Fine Arts, 2005. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 36. Illustrated throughout. Wright was a prominent engraver and illustrator. More
Maori woman in front of carving
No Binding. Very rare original etching of Maori woman and carvings. Finely executed. image 11 x 15 cm on leaf 15.5 x 21 cm. More
Panorama of New Plymouth, Taranaki
London: 1875. No Binding. Panoramic engraving of New Plymouth with the port and colonial buildings, Mt Egmont in the background. 47 x 11 cm image on 57 x 24 cm mount. c 1870s. An engraving of considerable historic interest. More
View of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, with the new commercial embankment
46 x 24 cm. No Binding. Original engraving c 1865 of early Auckland city with the new harbour extensions. Possibly from the London Illustrated News. More
View of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, with the new commercial embankment
46 x 24 cm. No Binding. Original engraving c 1865 of early Auckland city with the new harbour extensions. Possibly from the London Illustrated News. More
The Grave, A Poem illustrated by twelve etchings, executed by Louis Schiavonetti, from the original invention of William Blake 1808.
London & Edinburgh: R. Ackermann, 1813. william Blake. First Edition. Large 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Pp. liv, 42; Contemporary half green calf binding with gilt title on spine and marbled boards, rubbed, frontispiece portrait and illustrated title +10 full page engravings, drawn by William Blake but etched by Louis Schiavonetti..... More
The Grave, A Poem illustrated by twelve etchings, executed by Louis Schiavonetti, from the original invention of William Blake 1808.
London & Edinburgh: R. Ackermann, 1813. william Blake. First Edition. Large 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Pp. liv, 42; Contemporary half green calf binding with gilt title on spine and marbled boards, rubbed, frontispiece portrait and illustrated title +10 full page engravings, drawn by William Blake but etched by Louis Schiavonetti..... More
Dunedin, New Zealand. Panorama of City and Harbour
Auckland: New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works, 1894. No Binding. Chromolithograph of a wide view of Dunedin city and harbour, from an original painting by the noted New Zealand artist Bob Hawcridge (1866-1920). Supplement to the New Zealand Graphic Christmas Number, 1894. 93 x 40 cm in mount 120..... More
Kings Lynn
No Binding. Rare etching, signed with original numbering on top and bottom right, by the noted artist Sir Frank Brangwyn, of a port scene, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. Image with full wide margins, 16 x 13 cm on free leaf 42 x 33 cm. Within mylar. c 1920... More
Across Africa 2 Vols.
London: Daldy, Isbister, 1877. 8vo. Half Calf. 2 Vols. Folding map, plates some folding & illustrations. Contemporary. half calf. A handsome and complete set. More
Peche des sauvages du Cap de Diemen. La Perouse
No Binding. Early copper hand-coloured engraving from the Atlas du Voyage a la Recherche de la Perouse, No. 4 Framed in glazed 48 x 61 cm, mounted image 29 x 42 cm. An interesting image showing 19 native peoples at Cap Diemen in the Northern Territories, Van Dieman Gulf. Minor..... More
Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the Years 1822, 1823 and 1824
London: Murray, 1826. 4to. Recased in Cloth. pp. xlviii, 335, 272 with appendix. Complete with engraved plates, some coloured & a folding map. In early cloth, re-cased. With fine gilt stamp to spine and front board. A handsome and complete copy of this rare work. More
Cases Due Paha (Village) De Kororareka (Nouvelle Zelande) - early Engraving.
Paris: 1841. Unbound. c1841. This is plate 62 of "Voyage autour du monde sur la fregate Venus." Size of image 218mm x 303mm, with mounting 390mm x 455mm. A handsome original handcoloured lithograph. More
South Africa. Illustrated by a Series of One Hundred and Four Permanent Photographs.
Port Elizabeth: Robert Harris, 1888. Folio. Full Morocco. Unpaginated. Full bevelled blindstamped morocco with gilt borders and titles. Some loss to spine. Front hinge loose, front board almost detached. Stunning photographic images of early South Africa including numerous street scenes, countryside, mining and native peoples. Foxing to page edges but..... More
The Wild Sports of Southern Africa; Being the Narrative of a Hunting Expedition from the Cape of Good Hope Through the Territories of the Chief Moselekatse, To the Tropic of Capricorn
London: Bohn, 1852. 8vo. Half Calf. With 26 coloured lithographs and folding map. Contemporary half calf re-backed. A very handsome and complete copy. More
Reconnaissance map of part of Fiord County
NZ Survey, 1883. W Deverall. 56 x 74 cm. No Binding. Detailed linen-backed lithograph has 3 ink annotations indicating where supplies should be dropped. An attractive and detailed map. More
Austral Africa Losing It or Ruling It Being Incidences and Experiences in Bechuanaland Cape Colony, and England. 2 Vols.
London: Sampson Low, 1887. 8vo. Half Morocco. 2 Vols. Two folding maps on linen, plates & portraits, one photographic. In contemporary half morocco / gilt. Neat gilt crests to front boards and lower spines. A very good, complete and handsome set. More
Potoroo White, Male: (Hypsiprymnus white. N.), a sa tete
Paris: Langllois, 1824. No Binding. Hand-coloured lilthograph of a potoroo, image 24 x 33 cm. free-floating within mount 37 x 45 cm. A very fine and delicate image of the small Australian marsupial the potoroo. lLate No 10 from Voyage autour du monde fait par ordre du Roi, sur les..... More
Village de Korora-reka (Nouvelle Zelande)
de Lemercier. No Binding. c 1830. Orginal hand-coloured lithograph. 46 x 35 cm. Stained from previous mount, with a little pale staining on image. Vibrant original hand colouring. Extremely rare. More
Defrichement d'Un Champ De Patates Engraving
1834. Unbound. Original engraving, hand-coloured, depicting a group of Maori women preparing a kumara plantation. Image size 95mm x 125mm, with mat, 185mm x 217mm. Very nice engraving. More
Vue Interieure Du Pa De Kahouwera (Nouvelle Zealande) Engraving
1820. SAINSON, Louis Auguste De. Unbound. A rare engraving depicting an abandoned Maori pa on the eastern headland of Paroa Bay, Bay of Islands.Size of image 31mm x 240mm, with mat, 455mm x350mm. A rare and handsome engraving. More